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B2006.023.6536.jpg
Sprint racing Anchorage early 1950s
Collection: B2006.023 Redington / for Joe Jr to review / 6000-6999
B1983.146.062
{early Anchorage frontier street with row houses, buildings and a few early cars and pedestrians}
Keywords: street, anchorage, frontier
Collection: B1983.146 Pyatt Laurence Negatives
B1979.002.4846
Anchorage, Alaska {street scene, a view of downtown Anchorage from the early 1900's}
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.1
(Catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's Anchorage Const for Seattle Times)(Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1977.89.007
{downtown Anchorage circa 1916 with early model cars parked infront of stores}
Keywords: Anchorage, vintage automobile, downtown
Collection: B1977.89 AHFAM FIC
B1977.89.007
{downtown Anchorage circa 1916 with early model cars parked infront of stores}
Keywords: Anchorage, vintage automobile, downtown
Collection: B1977.89
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.10
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.11
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.12
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.13
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.14
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.15
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.2
(Catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's Anchorage Const for Seattle Times)(Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.3
(Catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's Anchorage Const for Seattle Times)(Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.4
(Catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's Anchorage Const for Seattle Times)(Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.5
(Catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's Anchorage Const for Seattle Times)(Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.6
(Catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's Anchorage Const for Seattle Times)(Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.7
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.8
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1990.014.5.Cat.1.145.9
(catastrophe)(Late 1940 or early 1950's)(Anchorage Construction for Seattle Times)( Anchorage Historical)
Keywords: construction
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990_014_5 / B1990_014_5_Cat
B1989.016.1582.5
(Air Views of Anchorage) [aerial of winter landscape with river, circa early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1966.010.05
Early view of Anchorage along mud flats. 3.25 x 4.25 nitrate negative.
Collection: B1966.010 CIHS Anderson
B1989.016.1582.6
(Air Views of Anchorage) [aerial of winter landscape with road and homestead, circa early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1911.1
(Alaska Railroad route to Anchorage, early air view) [aerial of railroad tracks in winter]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1911.2
(Alaska Railroad route to Anchorage, early air view) [aerial of railroad tracks in winter]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2021.002.028
Left to right: Theresa Quarles, Margaret Fleming, Anchorage, early 1950s [fixing lunch.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Margaret Fleming, Anchorage, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B1963.016.015
Anchorage 3. McCain [on verso:] Early 1915, old channel of Ship Creek before it was changed. This is Anchorage in early spring of 1915 [referring to trees.] Marks the town site of Anchorage today This belongs to Marie Silverman. This photo shows where early day boats used to come in to Anchorage. See where the crowd of people are. [Dena'ina Territory, Dena'ina Elnena]
Keywords: Dena'ina Territory, Dena'ina Elnena, Alaska, Anchorage, Early Anchorage, Ship Creek, Spring, Marie Silverman, Crowd, Docks, Boats, Cook Inlet, Train tracks, Railroad tracks, McCain, Photographer
Collection: B1963.016 Marie Silverman
B1990.14.7.2
1917 Panoramic Photograph of early downtown Anchorage. The photograph shows ship creek, the Chugach Mtns, homes, businesses, horse and cart, early model cars and pedestrians can be seen on the main dirt road centered in the photograph.
Keywords: panoramic; 1917, Anchorage
Collection: B1990.014 McCutcheon Collection / B1990.014.7
B1989.016.1582.1
(Air Views of Anchorage) [aerial looking east from Cook Inlet to Merrill Field, circa early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1582.2
(Air Views of Anchorage) [aerial looking east from Cook Inlet to Merrill Field, circa early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1582.4
(Air Views of Anchorage) [aerial looking east from C Street to Merrill Field, circa early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1582.7
(Air Views of Anchorage, Camel Point) [aerial of winter landscape, circa early 1940s; Campbell Point?]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B89.11.88
1917 Panoramic Photograph of early downtown Anchorage. The photograph shows ship creek, the Chugach Mtns, homes, businesses, horse and cart, early model cars and pedestrians can be seen on the main dirt road centered in the photograph.
Keywords: Panoramic photograph; 1917; Anchorage; Chugach mountains, Ship Creek
Collection: B1989.011 Donald V_ Johnson Collection
B1989.016.1582.3
(Air Views of Anchorage) [aerial including Providence Hospital on 9th Avenue and L Street, circa early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2021.002.027
Left to right: Greg Fleming, in white shirt, Sheldon Fleming in plaid shirt, Theresa Quarles, Anchorage, Early 1960s [dinner time.]
Keywords: Samuel Fleming, Gregory Fleming, Sheldon Fleming, Anchorage, African American Families, African Americans 1950-1990
Collection: B2021.002 Samuel Fleming Collection
B1989.016.1582.8
(Air Views of Anchorage) [aerial looking east with cemetery and 9th Avenue on right, 13th Avenue at left, Chester Creek?, circa early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2046.5
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska (Early Alaska Pilots, McGee and Star Airways) [man in fur parka standing in front of airplane in winter]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1963.016.005
Anchorage, Oct. 8, 1915. The Sydney Laurence Co. [on verso:] 4th Ave., Anchorage [same image as B1965.002.2] [ early Anchorage under construction showing people walking the street and amongst the buildings] [Dena'ina Territory, Dena'ina Elnena]
Keywords: Alaska, Anchorage, Early Anchorage, Dena'ina Territory, Dena'ina Elnena, Sydney Laurence Company, Sydney Laurence, Photographer, Fourth Avenue, 4th Ave., Construction, Pedestrians, Buildings, Dirt street, Autumn, Fall, Snow, Street view
Collection: B1963.016 Marie Silverman
B1989.016.2046.10
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska (Early Alaska Pilots, McGee and Star Airways) woman holding on to two furs, pelts probably hanging off airplane]
Keywords: aviation, transportation, hunting
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2046.4
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska (Early Alaska Pilots, McGee and Star Airways) [woman wearing aviator's cap and goggles waving from cockpit of small airplane]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2046.7
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska (Early Alaska Pilots, McGee and Star Airways) [man in fur hat and fur parka standing in front of airplane in winter]
Keywords: aviation
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2071.5
(IBM, 4/19/?? - appears to be celebration of arrival of first IBM salesman in the area, Jim, banquet in Anchorage Westward) [people seated at several tables in banquet hall, early computing]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2071.6
(IBM, 4/19/?? - appears to be celebration of arrival of first IBM salesman in the area, Jim, banquet in Anchorage Westward) [people seated at several tables in banquet hall, early computing]
Keywords: businesses
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.1509.2
(Anchorage Storefronts) [street view with woman pushing baby carriage, automobile parked outside businesses including Anchorage Grocery, Club, Pioneer Steam Laundry, Merchant's Cafe. Photographer's shadow in foreground. circa 1930s-early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B2012.12
Sheelor Photo-Copyrighted, 1916.This Panoramic photograph of early downtown Anchorage looking North East towards Chugach Mountains shows early Anchorage as a frontier town with store fronts situated on a single dirt road and board walk. People can be seen walking and there are two horses and carriage seen iin the foreground. Distinguishable buildings included in this photograph are Quick Lunch, Lennon's Bakery, Confectionery, The Northern, Tent Factory, Richter House.
Keywords: Panoramic; 1917, Chugach; Mountains; Anchorage; horses, frontier
Collection: B2012.012
B2012.12.6ft
Sheelor Photo-Copyrighted, 1916.This Panoramic photograph of early downtown Anchorage looking North East towards Chugach Mountains shows early Anchorage as a frontier town with store fronts situated on a single dirt road and board walk. People can be seen walking and there are two horses and carriage seen iin the foreground. Distinguishable buildings included in this photograph are Quick Lunch, Lennon's Bakery, Confectionery, The Northern, Tent Factory, Richter House.
Keywords: Panoramic; 1917, Chugach; Mountains; Anchorage; horses, frontier
Collection: B2012.012
B1989.016.1509.1
(Anchorage Storefronts) [street view with automobile parked outside businesses including Perky Peggy Shop; shop with sign "Cleaning Pressing Repairing;" and Richmond's. circa 1930s-early 1940s]
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1989.016.2046.6
Hewitt's Photo Shop, Anchorage, Alaska (Early Alaska Pilots, McGee and Star Airways) [man in fur hat, caribou fur parka and Athabascan beaded mittens standing in front of airplane in winter]
Keywords: aviation, clothing
Collection: B1989.016 Lu Liston Collection
B1979.002.5023
"Babe" "White" Driving First Spike on ARR, Ship Creek, Alaska. Apr. 29, 1915 Hist (Early Anchorage) Daughter of owner of the "Whitehouse" Workers bunk house Ship Creek (Anchorage) beginning of track, N. & S. of Anchorage. Thwaites. 20013 Driving the First Spike On The Government Railroad Ship Creek, Alaska
Collection: B1979.002 AK Railroad and AEC
